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Cyber Defense At RF, Ground, Optical Interfaces Key For Space Systems

Cyber Defense At RF, Ground, Optical Interfaces Key For Space Systems
Pictured is a United Launch Alliance photo of its Vulcan rocket during its first launch on Aug. 12 last year carrying payloads, including the NTS-3 satellite, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla.

As the Pentagon tries to achieve a significant advantage in "decision speed" over potential adversaries, cyber defense of space assets at all radio frequency (RF), ground, and optical interfaces will be key, a Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) official said last Friday. "What we've noticed over the last 15 years is there's a threat to every node of the architecture," said Russell Teehan, the SDA's chief technology officer, during a Miami Space Summit panel to discuss the industrial base…

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